Grandpa told a story with rare spunk last night.

Spunk up before the public at least.

至少你要在公众面前打起精神来.

He got his spunk up and told the truth.

他鼓起勇气,说出了真相.

I admired her independence and her spunk.

我敬佩她的独立精神和勇气。

She is bright, tough and spunky.

她聪明、顽强而且干劲十足。

He had always admired her in that kind of spunky mood.

他一向欣赏她那种勇敢的心境.

'she's a spunky girl,'said Tony, " and it's rotten luck for her, Joe getting killed.

" 她 真 是个有胆量的姑娘, " 托尼说, " 只可惜她命太苦了, 乔居然牺牲了.

His speech was a powerful spur to action.

他的讲话很有鼓动力。

I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.

我一时心动，给他打了电话。

His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.

朋友的困境促使他投身参与。

...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...

认为竞争会促进效率的信念

As a nation and as a people, we began borrowing and spending to spur the economy.

无论是从国家还是人民, 我们都开始贷款消费以刺激经济恢复.

Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort.

哪怕是微小的成功也会促使我做出更大的努力.

Lower taxes would spur investment and help economic growth.

降低税率将刺激投资,有助于经济增长。

Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.

她艰辛的童年激励她取得成功。

The crowd's reaction only acted as a spur.

人群的反应不过起了刺激作用。

The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...

政府可能会更加重视推动经济增长。

The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single.

最近一张单曲唱片的成功使乐队受到鼓舞。

They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...

他们承认是一时冲动偷走了一辆车。

It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...

是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。

We would often decide what to play on the spur of the moment.

我们经常是凭兴致临时决定表演内容。